Strategies to Support System Involved Youth Experiencing Loneliness

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D. 

Training Description

Many system-involved youth experience loneliness, especially those who are transition age youth. For many, separation from family, placement moves, and the COVID-19 epidemic have heightened the loneliness. Join us for a training to discuss the epidemic of loneliness and learn how to support system involved youth struggling with it.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will explore the experience of loneliness.

2. Participants will learn how to talk with system involved youth about loneliness.

3. Participants will learn strategies to support system involved youth experiencing loneliness.

Agenda 

9:00am-9:15am  Welcome & Introductions

9:15am-10:30am  Loneliness overview

10:30am-10:45am   Break (CEUs will not be offered for this time)

10:45am-11:45am  Preventative and Support Strategies

11:45am-12:00pm  Closing and evaluations

Meet Our Trainers

Nicole Klasey is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

This course meets the qualifications for (2.75) BBS CEUs for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.